April Hines is one of relatively few enrollees to have used the new Medicaid benefit for weight loss drugs, which weight loss doctors in the state say has been hindered by national drug shortages, the state’s prior authorization process for the drugs, and a lack of marketing.
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News
Phil Galewitz, senior correspondent for KFF Health News, covers Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care, hospitals and various state health issues. He has covered health for more than three decades. He is a former board member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. As a Kaiser Media Fellow in 2004-05, he wrote about community solutions for the uninsured. Before coming to KFF Health News, Phil was a national health industry writer for The Associated Press and worked for The Palm Beach Post and The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
